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Medical Electrostatics
Static electricity saw wide medical use in the eighteenth century. However, most electrostatic medical apparatus consisted of a static generator, a Leyden jar, a pair of discharging electrodes, and a Lane electrometer. These were generic parts with medical uses, and are thus found in other sections of this (electrostatic) classification. A good example of a medical outfit is our generator by George Adams. This doesn't mean there were no medical uses but electrostatic discharge; it merely means they were not common, and left few objects behind for museums and collectors. One use was the "static bath", which involved charging the entire surroundings of the patient. Another was the "static breeze" as shown in connection with a Carré electrostatic generator. |
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